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Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Pradhan Mantri Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups Mission aims to improve socio-economic conditions of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups 
Government in Budget 2023-24 has made announcement of Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission. The mission is aimed to improve socio-economic conditions of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups  by saturating PVTG families and habitations with basic facilities such as safe housing, clean drinking water and sanitation, improved access to education, health and nutrition, road and telecom connectivity, and sustainable livelihood opportunities. The mission envisages availability of Rs.15,000 crore from the Development Action Plan for the Scheduled Tribes, for activities to be undertaken in the next three years under the Mission.
Field visits have been carried out by Officers of Ministry of Tribal Affairs and its attached office to the PVTG areas and as per the report submitted by the Officers it has been observed that PVTG habitations need focused approach for improvement in Infrastructure facilities including road and internet connectivity etc. There is also need for strengthening health and Education facilities to improve school drop out rate and livelihood opportunities.
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is the Nodal Ministry for overall policy planning and coordination of programs for development of STs. Besides, 42 Central Ministries / Departments have been mandated by NITI Aayog for earmarking certain percentage of their total Scheme allocation every year for tribal development including education, health and economic empowerment. The details of the schemes are available in public domain at https://stcmis.gov.in. Further, Ministry of Tribal Affairs is also implementing following schemes/programmes for socio-economic development and participation of Scheduled Tribes  from across the country including STs from Odisha:-
i. Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana 
ii. Grants under Article 275 of the Constitution
iii. Development of PVTGs
iv. Grant-in-Aid to Voluntary Organizations Working for Welfare of STs
v. Pre-Matric Scholarship
vi. Post Matric Scholarship
vii. National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students
viii. National Overseas Scholarship  to the ST Students for Studies Abroad
ix. Pradhan Mantri Janajatiya Vikas Mission 
x. Eklavya Model Residential School 
xi. Venture Capital Funds for STs
xii. Support to TRIs
This reply was given by Minister of Sate for Tribal Affairs Shri Bishweswar Tudu in Rajya Sabha today.
AYUSH
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit 2022 at Gandhinagar tomorrow
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit 2022 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar in Gujarat on 20th April 2022 . The three day summit will bring together country’s key policy makers, entrepreneurs, investors, startups and other national/international stakeholders to deliberate on innovation and make India a global Ayush destination for entrepreneurship.
The inaugural ceremony of the summit will be graced by Shri Pravind Jugnauth Prime Minister of Mauritius and Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of World Health Organization , Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendra Patel, Union Minister of Ayush Shri Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of State Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai.
Over the three days the global ayush investment and innovation summit 2022 will have 5 plenary sessions, 8 roundtables, 6 workshops, 2 symposiums. After inauguration day 1 of the summit will be followed by technical sessions. These sessions will have two roundtable, which will be focused on diplomat’s conclave and Indian ayush opportunities for the world. Diplomat conclave will see tentative participation from embassies of Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Mali, Mexico, Rwanda, Togo, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Chile, Cuba, Gambia, Jamaica, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica and representative from US department of health and Human Services, US embassy.
First day’s second roundtable will be focused on deliberation to collaboration - G2B interactions between key Ministries and Industries/Entrepreneurs/Start-ups, Ayush in FMCG conclave and globalization of yoga certification. Day one will end with plenary session on Ayush-Global Industry Prospects: Investment opportunities .
The event has been scheduled in multiple parts from 20 to 22 April 2022, which will advocate global understanding of Ayush education, research, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustained health across all Ayush systems.
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Ministry of Steel
4686 MT of life-saving Liquid Medical Oxygen supplied by steel plants;
Hospitals with 8,100 beds being set up by Steel Plants with availability of gaseous oxygen
Steel fraternity stands united in the service of nation in this time of crisis. A total of 4686 MT of life-saving Liquid Medical Oxygen was supplied by steel plants on 10th May. It included 1193 MT by SAIL, 180 MT by RINL, 1425 MT by TATA group, 1300 by JSW, and rest by other steel companies in the public and private sector. The total production of Liquid Medical Oxygen in the country has risen to almost 9500 MT/day, showing the capacity utilization of about 130% of the installed capacity. Steel plants are contributing nearly half on the national production of LMO.
Steel plants have been able to enhance the supply of LMOby taking various initiatives, which include reduction in the production of Nitrogen and Argon and only producing LMO in most plants. They are normally required to keep 3.5 days of safety stock of LMO in their storage tanks which is vaporized and used in case some problem develops in the oxygen plants. Through continuous engagement with the steel producers by the Ministry of Steel, the safety stock has been reduced to 0.5 days because of which LMO supply had significantly increased.
The Union Minister of Steel and PNG Shri Dharmendra Pradhan had held a meeting with officials from the Ministry of Steel and its PSUs on last Monday, where he reviewed the supply of liquid medical oxygen and the efforts towards augmentation of healthcare infra by the steel plants.
Hospitals are also being set up by Steel Plants with 8,100 beds  in the vicinity of plants with gaseous oxygen.
Shri Pradhan has also appealed to oil, gas and steel PSUs to come forward to inoculate all stakeholders as an expression of appreciation. He said that this will boost morale of the employees & stakeholders, strengthen the fight against Covid19 and also help accelerate the largest vaccination drive in the world.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel to inaugurate Conference on Restructuring of NSS in New Delhi
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Department of Youth Affairs is organizing a Conference on ’Restructuring of NSS’ on 31 March, 2017 in New Delhi. The Minister of State  for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Vijay Goel will deliver the key note address at the inaugural session.
The structure of the NSS has largely remained unchanged over the years. The circumstances havebeen changing over the years, including the needs of the community and the aspirations of the youngstudents. The Objective of organising the one-day Conference is to generate ideas for restructuring ofthe Scheme, in order to make it more robust and effective. All the stakeholders of the Scheme are being invited to the Conference so that a balanced view can betaken. The total number of participants in the Workshop would be around 100.
 was introduced in 1969 with the primary objectiveof developing the personality and character of the student youth through voluntary communityservice. NSS was launched initially in 37 Universities involving about 40,000 volunteers. Till March 2016, NSS had about 36.58 lakh volunteers enrolled in 39,695 NSS units spread over 391Universities/ +2 Councils, 16,278 Colleges/ Technical Institutions and 12,483 Senior SecondarySchools.
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares wide range of content highlighting 9 Years of Garib Kalyan published on NaMo App
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared wide range of content highlighting 9 Years of Garib Kalyan published on NaMo App.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“Every moment spent working for the poor is both an honour and a privilege. Our journey continues, fueled by compassion and resolve. The NaMo App contains a wide range of content highlighting #9YearsOfGaribKalyan. Do have a look.”
Ministry of Finance
GST Revenue collection for May, 2019
Rs 1,00,289 crore total gross GST revenue collected ;a growth of 6.67% over the revenue in the same month last year
The total gross GST revenue collected in the month of May, 2019 is Rs 1,00,289 crore of which CGST is Rs 17,811 crore, SGST is Rs 24,462 crore, IGST is Rs 49,891 crore  and Cess is Rs 8,125 crore . The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of April up to 31st May, 2019 is 72.45 lakh.
The government has settled Rs 18,098 crore to CGST and Rs 14,438 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. The total revenue earned by Central Government and the State Governments after regular settlement in the month of May, 2019 is Rs 35,909 crore for CGST and Rs 38,900 crore for the SGST.
The revenue in May, 2018 was Rs 94,016 crore and the revenue during May, 2019 is a growth of 6.67% over the revenue in the same month last year. The revenue in May, 2019 is 2.21% higher than the monthly average of GST revenue in FY 2018-19 .
Rs. 18,934 crore has been released to the states as GST compensation for the months of February-March, 2019. The chart shows trends in revenue during the current year.
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Ministry of Earth Sciences
The northern Limit of southwest monsoon  continues to pass through Barmer, Bhilwara, Dholpur, Aligarh, Meerut, Ambala and Amritsar
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department :

ALL INDIA WEATHER SUMMARY AND FORECAST BULLETIN
- The northern Limit of southwest monsoon  continues to pass through Lat. 26°N / Long. 70°E, Barmer, Bhilwara, Dholpur, Aligarh, Meerut, Ambala and Amritsar.
- Further advance of southwest monsoon into remaining parts of Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and Punjab is likely to be slow as large scale features are not favourable and the forecast wind pattern by the numerical models do not indicate any favourable condition for sustained rainfall over the region during the forecast period.
- Under the influence of lower level wind convergence and monsoonal easterly and southeasterly wind; fairly widespread to widespread rainfall very likely over North Odisha, West Bengal & Sikkim, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Bihar during next 5 days. Isolated heavy rainfall also likely over Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha during next 5 days; over Jharkhand on 22nd & 23rd, Sub Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim on 22nd, 24th and 25th; over Bihar on 22nd June, 2021.
- Under the influence of strengthening of moist southwesterly winds; fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely over Northeast India during next 5 days. Isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Assam, Meghalaya during next 5 days; over Tripura, Mizoram on 22nd & 23rd; over Arunachal Pradesh on 25th June, 2021.

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Special Service and Features
INDIAN COAST GUARD DEMONSTRATED SAR AND SEA ACQUAINTANCE TO 25 TRAINEE IPS OFFICERS FROM SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY
25 Trainee IPS Officers including 4 lady Officers from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy visited Chennai as part of their training visit. A Search and Rescue demonstration by Coast Guard ALH at Marina beach was conducted on 25 Nov 2022 . The officers were also embarked onboard Indian Coast Guard ship Shaurya for a sea acquaintance sortie on 26 Nov 22 as part of training curriculum. Besides acquainting the officers to ship , the sortie provided them knowledge regarding emerging security challenges from sea.
During the visit, they were briefed about organizational structure, operational role of the Indian Coast Guard including charter of duties and ICG activities.(
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Commerce Minister releases study report on Indian pharma exports to China
(Commerce & Industry Minister releasing study report on Indian pharma exports to China
For India to make a strong pitch for pharma exports to China, the Department of Commerce in coordination with Embassy of India at Beijing commissioned a study on “Enhancing Indian Exports of Pharmaceutical products to China” under the Market Access Initiative Scheme  to have a proper understanding of Chinese market and to help the Indian pharma industry to evolve appropriate and focused strategy for entry of the Indian generic drugs.
The study examines the health care market, pharmaceutical market the distribution system, procurement and bidding process and the regulatory landscape in China. The study also gives recommendations on how to access the Chinese market.
China’ s health-care sector continues togrowrapidly with spending projected to grow from $ 357 billion in 2011 to $ 1 trillion in 2020. From pharmaceuticals to medical products to consumer health, China remains among the world’s most attractive markets, and by far the fastest-growing of all the large emerging ones.
The study has been done by IMS Health team which worked with PHARMEXCIL and Industry stakeholders.
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
MCA is organising Swachhata Pakhawada from 16th to 31st August, 2022
As per the directions of Cabinet Secretariat and Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Swachhata Pakhawada is being organized in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs  from 16th to 31st August, 2022.
As part of the programme, Swachhata Pledge, was organised in the MCA. The pledge was administerd by Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Further as part of the Pakhawada, various activities shall be observed during this period in the Ministry, viz; Disposal of Depleted and unserviceable items including furniture, reviewing and disposal of old files and records, a webinar on Swachhata and an Essay Competition on Swachhata.
Various statutory authorities, attached offices of the Ministry including field offices under Director General of Corporate Affairs would also be undertaking various activities during this period.
Ministry of Tourism
Shri G Kishan Reddy and Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw flag off the Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train operating on the Ramayana Circuit from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station today
The Bharat Gaurav trains will provide an opportunity to explore the architectural, cultural and historical marvels of the country: Shri G. Kishan Reddy
Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and DONER, Shri G. Kishan Reddy along with Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train from Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station today. For the first time it will connect India and Nepal with a tourist train.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri G. Kishan Reddy said that this is the first tourist train connecting India and Nepal. “Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train is starting its first Shri Ramayana Yatra for 18 days from today, the first trip of the train operating on the Ramayana Circuit will also cover the religious destination of JANAKPUR  for the first time in addition to other popular destinations such as Ayodhya, Nandigram, Sitamarhui, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Chitrakoot, Pancvati , Hampi, Rameshwaram and Bhadrachalam”, Union Minister added.
Shri Reddy further said that the Ministry of Tourism in association with IRCTC and Ministry of Railways has also proposed Bharat Gaurav Tourist Trains for Krishna Circuit, Buddhist Circuit and many other circuits. “Bharat Gaurav trains is an attempt to showcase the rich cultural, spiritual and historical heritage of the country to the people of India. The unique concept of Bharat Gaurav Trains, as envisaged by the Ministry of Railways, will be helpful in promoting mass tourism across the country and provide an opportunity to people from all parts of the country to explore the architectural, cultural and historical marvels of the country”, Shri Reddy added.
Shri Reddy also informed that the exterior of the coaches of the trains have been designed as a kaleidoscope of Bharat Gaurav or Pride of India, highlighting various facets of India such as monuments, dances, Yoga, folk art etc.
Union Minister for Railways Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw said that this is a historical day for all of us. This is a gift from the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to its citizens, and a dream of Prime Minister has now been realized. Shri Ashwini further added that the main objective behind Bharat Gaurav train is to showcase the diverse culture and rich heritage of India.
Branded as Bharat Gaurav Tourist Trains, IRCTC is operating these special comfort category tourist trains to promote theme-based tourism. The coaches of the train have recently undergone refurbishment and the amenities and services have been upgraded.
Ministry of Defence
Functioning of Coast Guard
The Government has established a robust maritime search and rescue framework to address and respond to various contingencies in deep sea and in coastal areas of India, which includes distress onboard fishing boats and merchant vessels, safety of life during marine incidents and SAR  response during Cyclones etc. Director General Indian Coast Guard has been designated as the Chairman of National Maritime Search and Rescue Board , which constitutes members from national / coastal state administration / agencies.
The sanctioned strength of Coast Guard has increased from 8149 in 2008 to 16792 in 2018 which is 100% increase from manpower recruited in 2008. The ships and air assets of ICG are fitted with latest state-of-the-art technology equipment / systems / sensors to enhance surveillance capability of the Coast Guard. Adequate research & deliberations are undertaken while formulating the staff requirements for all acquisition cases so that the new ships & air assets inducted are the best in class.
A Coast Guard station at a particular location is set up taking into consideration the threat perception, vulnerability gap analysis and presence of other maritime organization / security set up in the vicinity. Presently, there are 08 stations functioning in the state of Gujarat at various locations. In addition, there is one CG Air Enclave and 02 District Headquarters for undertaking ICG charter in the area. Therefore, at this juncture no additional Coast Guard Station is planned in Gujarat and the existing assets are adequate to respond to any contingencies involving ICG charter.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shrimati Poonamben Maadam in Lok Sabha today.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Allocation of Funds for Modernization of Police
Modernization of police forces is a continuous and ongoing process. ‘Police’ and ‘Public Order’ are State subjects under the seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. However, the Government of India supplements the efforts of the State Governments towards equipping and modernizing of their police forces, under the centrally sponsored scheme of ‘Assistance to States for Modernisation of Police’ [erstwhile scheme of Modernisation of Police Forces ]. Under this scheme, State Governments are provided central assistance for modernisation of State police forces.
Under this scheme, the States have been provided central assistance for acquisition of advanced weaponry such as INSAS Rifles & AK series rifles; all types of intelligence equipment including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles , Night Vision Devices , CCTV Surveillance system & body worn camera systems; modern communication equipment and state-of-the-art equipment for security / training / forensics / cybercrime / traffic policing. Further, ‘construction’ and ‘purchase of operational vehicles’ are permitted in the insurgency affected north-eastern States and Left Wing Extremism  affected districts. The State Governments are free to include proposals in accordance with their strategic priorities and requirements.
Significant technical developments have taken place in the State Police Forces though they are at different levels of modernization as per their requirements and resources. The major technological developments reported are that of Police forces shifting from analog to digital technology in communication, upgradation of forensic lab equipments and more lethal weaponry. Body worn cameras and UAVs/drones are being increasingly used by the Police Forces. In the field of investigation, various new technologies are being adopted such as Automatic Finger Print Identification System , 3D Crime Scene Scanner etc.
During last two years, certain States like Uttarakhand, Punjab, Kerala, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram have requested for more allocation of funds for the modernisation of police. However, at present, most of the State Governments have substantial unspent balances out of funds released during earlier years. There are capacity constraints at the end of some State Police Directorates in utilizing funds. For the States which utilize their funds timely, the scheme has unique mechanism to provide more funds based on their efficiency in timely utilization of funds, in the form of ‘better performance incentives’ which are released out of pooled amount of the funds unreleased due to non-furnishing of Utilization Certificates by other States and ‘incentives for police reforms’ in selected reform areas for which up to 20% of allocated funds are kept aside.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Power
Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri R.K Singh writes to Union Ministers and Chief Ministers of States
Shri Singh urges them to join initiative on transformative mobility
Power Minister advices to use electric vehicles for all official purposes
As part of its efforts to promote Electric Vehicles in the country, the Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy has written to all the Union Ministers including the Minster of States  and Chief Ministers of all the States/UTs to join the Government of India’s initiative on transformative mobility and advice their respective Ministries/Departments to convert their fleet of official vehicles from present Internal Combustion Engine /Petrol/Diesel Vehicles to Electric Vehicles for all official purposes.
Such an action is expected to set an example for the general public and encourage them to switch over to E-Mobility. The initiative is part of ongoing GO ELECTRIC CAMPAIGN launched by Government of India to promote Electric Vehicles  to meet multiple objectives - attaining goal of reduction in emission, energy security, energy efficiency etc.